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Md. bridge named for Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) representatives joined elected officials and American Legion representatives to dedicate the Route 22 bridge over Interstate 95 in Aberdeen as the Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Bridge in honor of Civil War veteran Sgt. Alfred B. Hilton, the only native born Medal of Honor recipient in […]
November 15, 2017
Construction Equipment
Hotel construction unearths beer mugs, liquor bottles and a bar dating back to before the Revolutionary War
Archaeologists are excavating the construction site of a 22-story hotel on The Bowery in New York City, which has been occupied since the 1740s, in order to preserve any history that may be hiding in the soil. And recently they made a big discovery. According to a report from DNAInfo New York, Chrysalis Archaeology discovered hundreds […]
May 14, 2014
Construction Equipment
Construction crew unearths rare, pre-Civil War sword in Arkansas
While doing excavation work for a new parking deck in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, a construction crew unearthed a sword that predates the Civil War. The Clark Construction crew turned the sword over to the Historic Arkansas Museum. In an interview with KATV, the museum’s chief curator, Swanee Burnett, said the museum is very excited […]
February 14, 2014
Construction Equipment
Graveyard found beneath construction site of high school football stadium
Well, this certainly brings a whole new meaning to booing at a football game. Come 2016, the football team of one Virginia high school will call the site of a pre-Civil War graveyard their home turf. According to WTOP.com, the Prince William County school system has begun preparing the site of a new high school […]
September 4, 2013
Roadbuilding
The roads to First Manassas, then and now.
The things we do in the name of progress. Progress is one of those wonderfully vague words that can be used in any number of contexts, often by diametrically opposed sides of the same debate in support of their cause. It’s meaningless and meaningful at the same time, a refuge for some and a rallying cry […]
March 26, 2013
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